1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



271 



Contents of this Number. 



Abbott as General Manager 281 



Alfalfa for 8eed and Honey 276 



Bees under Glass 276 



California, vSouthern 288 



Canvas for Hive-covers 294 



Cigarettes and Wages 297 



Desert, Colorado 288 



Foul Brood, To Combat 280 



Frank McNay 288 



Ginseng and Whisky 298 



Grading Rules 292 



Honev Canards Breaking Out 278 



Honey, Labeling 293 



Journals, Value of 279 



yueen, Medkiffs Good 294 



Rambler Vi-its Brown of Tulipan 286 



Seabed, Old 288 



Stahl's Advice, Effect of 279 



Sugar, Beet and Cane 281 



Swarms, Prime 277 



Telephone, Future of 298 



Texas, a Warning Concerning 292 



Ventilation in Cellars 294 



Wax in Old Combs 293 



Honey Column. 



GRADING-RDLES. 



Fanct.— All sections to be well filled, combs straight, firm- 

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled by travel- 

 stain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed except an occasional 

 cell, the outside surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



A No. 1. — All sections well filled except the row of cells 

 next to the wood ; combs straight ; one-eighth part of comb 

 surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled ; the out- 

 side of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled except the row of cells next 

 to the wood ; combs comparatively even ; one-eighth part of 

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



No. 2.— Three-fourths of the total surface must be filled 

 and sealed. 



No. 3.— Must weigh at least half as much as a full-weight 

 section. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according 

 to color, using the terms white, amber, and dark ; that is, 

 there will be " Fancy- White," " No. 1 Dark," etc. 



CITY MARKETS. 

 Boston. — The demand for comb honey remains 

 good. Market ranges as follows : Fancy, lo(«,l(i; A 

 No. 1, 14@15; No. 1, 13@14; honey in glass-front ca.ses 

 about Ic less. California light amber, extracted, 7@ 

 ly,; Florida honej' in barrels, Hl^ii'/i 



Blake, Scott & 1,ee, 

 March 20. 31, 33 Commercial .St., Boston, Mass. 



Chicago. — Continued depression in the trade owing 

 to light output on the part of retailers and the desire 

 on the part of those having stock on hand to dispose 

 of it. The past two weeks have noted a further de- 

 cline in price of comb honey, with the exception of 

 ba.sswood, which is scarce, and wanted at two to three 

 cents above any of the other white grades and now 

 brings 14(®15: alfalfa and other fair white, 10@13; am- 

 brrs. 8®10. White extracted dull at o%(q<t)l4; ambers, 

 5%(ar>%; Southern and dark, biahy^. Beeswax scarce, 

 and wanted at 30. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



March 19. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Albany.— Honey market bare of comb here, and 

 none selling less than 15. Extracted dark most in 

 demand at o%. Beeswax wanted at 29@80. 



MacDougal & Co.. 



March 13. 380 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



Cincinnati. — The general tone of the honey market 



is lower. Water-white comb honey sells from 14(0)14^, 



and is hard to obtain; extra fancy, lo. Extracted has 



weakened a little, and sells from 5(gj5%; fancy, 6(0*6^4. 



C. H. W. Weber, 



March 19. 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



DicxvER. — Demand for strictly No. 1 comb honey 

 is fairly good; off-grade and No. 2 selling slow, and 

 prices on these have to be shaded to effect sales. No. 

 1 white comb honey, 52.0.5 to $2.85 per case of 24 sec- 

 tions; No. 2, $2.25 to $2.50. Extracted, 7 to 7}4c per lb. 

 Beeswax, 24 to 26c. 



Colorado Honey-Producers' Ass'n, 



Mar. 20. 1440 Market St., Denver, Col. 



vSchenectady.— There is but little comb honey re- 

 maining on our market, and that is white. We quote 

 fancy 15; fair to good, 13@14. There is quite a little 

 demand for extracted light— light selling at 6@6}4; 

 dark, 55^06. Chas. McCitlloch, 



March 19. 1 Eagle St., Schenectady, N. Y. 



Milwaukee. — The condition of this market on hon- 

 ey remains about the same as when last reported. 

 The receipts have been fair. The stock is not large, 

 yet sales seem to drag, especially on the extracted. 

 1 he best comb honey is in fair request, while the sup- 

 ply is small. We now quote fancy 1-lb. sections, 14(5(15; 

 No. 1, 13@,14; off grades, nominal. F'xtracted, in bar- 

 rels, kegs, pails, and cans, 7@8 ; amber, 6(&7. Bees- 

 wax. 26(0)28. A. V. Bishop & Co., 



March 19. 119 Buffalo St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



San Francisco.— Comb honey, 10(ai2. Extracted, 



water white, 5^@6^ ; light amber, 4(ck5^ ; dark, 4(^5. 



March 13. E. H. Schaeffle, Murphys, Calif. 



Wanted.— Comb honey in any quantity. Please ad- 

 vise what you have to offer. Evans & Turner, 

 Town St , Cor. 4th, Columbus, Ohio. 



Wanted— Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

 kind, and quantity. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Wanted. — Extracted honey, either large or small 

 lots; parties having same to offer, send samples, and 

 best prices delivered, Cincinnati, O. We pay cash on 

 delivery. The Fred W. Muth Co., 



Front and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati, O. 



Wanted.— Comb honey in Danzenbaker sections. 

 We can use both white and amber. 



The a. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. 



For Sale— a quantity lot of well-ripened clover 

 honey in 60-lb. cans. B. Walker, Clyde, 111. 



For Sale. —Whitest alfalfa honey, |9.00 ; tinted, 

 $7.80, per case of two 60-lb. cans, net. 



Arkansas Valley Apiaries, l,as Animas, Col. 



For Sale. — Two grades fine amber honey at 6 and 

 6^c respectively, and white honey at 75-2C per lb., f. o. 

 b. here. Sample free. 



O. H. Townsend, Otsego, Mich. 



For Sale. — Fancy and No. 1 comb honey; about 

 2000 lbs. or more. Wm. Morris, I,as Animas, Col. 



For Sale. — Extracted honey, from alfalfa, at 7c per 

 pound. Send for sample. 



D. S. Jenkins, I,as Animas, Col. 



For Sale. — Clover and sweet-clover extracted honey 

 at 7c, in kegs and cans. Dr. C. L,. Parker 



Sta. A, R. F. D., Syracuse, N. Y. 



We will be in the market for honey the coming sea- 

 son in carloads and less than carloads and would be 

 glad to hear from producers everywhere what they 

 will have to offer. Se.wey & Flarsheim, 



131S-1324 Union Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. 



The "Triumph" Fish=hook. 



Holds any species of fish. 



The fish bites the middle hook. 



The side hooks close down as he pulls. 



The more he pulls the tighter he is hehl. 



Is a combination of a fish-hook and a gatf. 



Will catch any fish— minnow to cod. 



For trolling, casting, deep-sea fishing. 



Four sizes. State which is wanted. 



Dozen, .■?!; alike or assorted. Sample, Klc. 



F. J. Root, 90 W. Broadway, New York. 



Foot or power; has a ('-foot bed; screw and gear cutting, and 

 wood and steel turning attachments and tools. Of good 

 make, in fine order, and a bargain at 1-3 cost. Ten Doolittle 

 solar wax-extractors (Root's makei in fair order, will last for 

 Years, at 75 cts. each. Also pulleys, shafting, and other tools 

 and articles for sale. For lists and prices, please address 

 W. J. FINCH, JR., = = CARLINVILLE, ILLINOIS. 



